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Having a Baby at…Baylor All Saints

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Are you considering having  your baby at Baylor All Saints in Fort Worth, Texas? Great Expectations Doulas believe that when expecting families match their goals and desires with a hospital or other place that supports those goals then labor is almost always a good experience. Since hospitals vary so much in what they offer, our “What to Expect” series explores …

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Felicity’s Birth Story

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This is Felicity’s birth story. I was worried that I was in for another very long birth (HERE is the recap of my son Wilder’s 76-hour marathon birth story.) Around my due date, I had days of contractions, but nothing really consistent or painful enough for me to say “OK this is labor.” It felt imminent, but labor just never came. My due date sailed past …

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Better Wireless Monitoring

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Better wireless monitoring in Fort Worth While most women do not need to be continuously monitored during their labor, there are some women that either due to hospital policy, personal risk factors or patient/physician preference will spend most of their labor having their baby’s heart rate monitored.  This is called continuous fetal monitoring. Currently, continuous monitoring often reduces a woman’s …